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#97C8A8

Sage · light cool green

About #97C8A8

With the hex code #97C8A8, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 78% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Sage — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C897B7, a lilac shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.14:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red151
Green200
Blue168

Closest named colours

Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 13.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 14.3
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #97C8A8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on sage #97C8A8.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on sage #97C8A8.
11.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #97C8A8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#97C8A8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8C0A6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBAAA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8FC7BF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #97C8A8?

With the hex code #97C8A8, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 78% green and 66% blue, while a printer would mix 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #97C8A8?

Use black text. Black on #97C8A8 has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #97C8A8?

Its complementary colour is #C897B7, and analogous partners are #9EC897 and #97C8C1.